James Hillhouse

James Hillhouse (20 October 1754-29 December 1832) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district from 4 March 1791 to 5 December 1796, succeeding Benjamin Huntington and preceding James Davenport, and a US Senator from 6 December 1796 to 10 June 1810, succeeding Oliver Ellsworth and preceding Samuel W. Dana. He was a member of the Federalist Party.

Biography
James Hillhouse was born in Montville, Connecticut in 1754, and he became a lawyer in New Haven in 1775. During the American Revolutionary War, Hillhouse served as a militia captain, and Hillhouse and Aaron Burr attempted to defend New Haven from the British on 5 July 1779. From 1780 to 1785, Hillhouse served in the State House of Representatives, and he was appointed to serve out Oliver Ellsworth's unexpired US Senate term in 1796, serving until 1810. In 1803, he went so far as to propose the secession of New England from the United States due to the Democratic-Republican Party's increased power following the Louisiana Purchase.